Design Flow for High Switching Frequency and Large-Bandwidth Analog DC/DC Step-Down Converters for a Polar Transmitter

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 838-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bathily ◽  
B. Allard ◽  
F. Hasbani ◽  
V. Pinon ◽  
J. Verdier
Keyword(s):  
Design Flow ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
High Switching Frequency ◽  
Polar Transmitter ◽  
Step Down

scholarly journals Design and Implementation of Improved High Step-Down DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicles

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4206
Author(s):  
Dong-Ryeol Park ◽  
Yong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Switching Loss ◽  
High Switching Frequency ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Power Switches ◽  
Step Down ◽  
Secondary Side

An improved high step-down DC-DC converter for charging the batteries in an electric vehicle application is proposed in this paper. It adopts the topology of the conventional full-bridge converter, which has a coupled inductor current-doubler rectifier as the secondary side of the transformer. In addition, four power switches are driven using a phase-shifting technique. The proposed converter can achieve a high step-down voltage with low-voltage stress on the rectifier diodes. In addition, the coupled inductor current-doubler rectifier of the secondary side can reduce the ripple current and losses of the secondary side to achieve high efficiency. Furthermore, the proposed converter can overcome the drawbacks of the conventional full-bridge converter, such as switching loss caused by high switching frequency, duty-cycle loss, voltage stress, and numerous components, and can increase the efficiency with the soft-switching technique. A 600 W laboratory prototype of the proposed converter was manufactured. The results of the experiments performed with the prototype proved the effectiveness and validated the use of the proposed converter for better charging of electric vehicles.

scholarly journals Light-Load Efficiency Improvement for Ultrahigh Step-Down Converter Based on Skip Mode

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Yeu-Torng Yau ◽  
Chao-Wei Wang ◽  
Kuo-Ing Hwu
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Pulse Width Modulated ◽  
Light Load ◽  
Mode 2 ◽  
Skip Mode ◽  
Step Down ◽  
The Cost

In this paper, two light-load efficiency improvement methods are presented and applied to the ultrahigh step-down converter. The two methods are both based on skip mode control. Skip Mode 1 only needs one half-bridge driver integrated circuit (IC) to drive three switches, so it has the advantages of easy signal control and lower cost, whereas Skip Mode 2 requires one half-bridge driver integrated circuit IC, one common ground driver IC, and three independent timing pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals to control three switches, so the cost is higher and the control signals are more complicated, but Skip Mode 2 can obtain slightly higher light-load efficiency than Skip Mode 1. Although the switching frequency used in these methods are reduced, the transferred energy is unchanged, but the output voltage ripple is influenced to some extent.

scholarly journals Insulation Life Span of Low-Voltage Electric Motors—A Survey

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1738
Author(s):  
Vanessa Neves Höpner ◽  
Volmir Eugênio Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Electric Motor ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Frequency Converter ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Electric Motors ◽  
Frequency Converters ◽  
High Switching Frequency

The use of static frequency converters, which have a high switching frequency, generates voltage pulses with a high rate of change over time. In combination with cable and motor impedance, this generates repetitive overvoltage at the motor terminals, influencing the occurrence of partial discharges between conductors, causing degradation of the insulation of electric motors. Understanding the effects resulting from the frequency converter–electric motor interaction is essential for developing and implementing insulation systems with characteristics that support the most diverse applications, have an operating life under economically viable conditions, and promote energy efficiency. With this objective, a search was carried out in three recognized databases. Duplicate articles were eliminated, resulting in 1069 articles, which were systematically categorized and reviewed, resulting in 481 articles discussing the causes of degradation in the insulation of electric motors powered by frequency converters. A bibliographic portfolio was built and evaluated, with 230 articles that present results on the factors that can be used in estimating the life span of electric motor insulation. In this structure, the historical evolution of the collected information, the authors who conducted the most research on the theme, and the relevance of the knowledge presented in the works were considered.

Improved Switching Characteristics Obtained by Using High-k Dielectric Layers in 4H-SiC IGBT: Physics-Based Simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 897 ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidya Naidu ◽  
Sivaprasad Kotamraju
Keyword(s):  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Switching Power ◽  
Mos Devices ◽  
High K ◽  
High Switching Frequency ◽  
Switching Characteristics ◽  
High K Dielectric ◽  
Current Duration ◽  
Physics Based Simulation

Silicon Carbide (SiC) based MOS devices are one of the promising devices for high temperature, high switching frequency and high power applications. In this paper, the static and dynamic characteristics of an asymmetric trench gate SiC IGBT with high-k dielectrics- HfO2 and ZrO2 are investigated. SiC IGBT with HfO2 and ZrO2 exhibited higher forward transconductance ratio and lower threshold voltage compared to conventionally used SiO2. In addition, lower switching power losses have been observed in the case of high-k dielectrics due to reduced tail current duration.

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